IMPORTAS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05332499 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Average employees600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-02
    ➖
    DAVEY, Mellissa Angele resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-04-06
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    DAVEY, Mellissa Angele appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2020-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-03-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-02-21
    ➖
    DAVEY, Michael Jenner resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-02-21
    ➖
    DAVEY, Michael Jenner resigned
    director
  23. 2020-02-21
    ➖
    DAVEY, Susan Margaret resigned
    director
  24. 2018-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2017-04-11
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    DAVEY, Robert Jenner appointed
    director
  26. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    WARD, Christine Ann resigned
    director
  27. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    WARD, Stephen Ernest resigned
    director
  28. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    DAVEY, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    WARD, Christine Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    TAN, Khai Teck resigned
    director
  31. 2010-01-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sterling Trade Finance Limited
  32. 2005-06-02
    ➖
    GREEN, Raymond Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    TAN, Khai Teck appointed
    director
  34. 2005-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IMPORTAS LIMITED
  35. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    DAVEY, Michael Jenner appointed
    secretary
  36. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2005-01-14
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    DAVEY, Michael Jenner appointed
    director
  39. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    GREEN, Raymond Joseph appointed
    director
  40. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    WARD, Stephen Ernest appointed
    director
  41. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2005-01-14
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jennerco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jennerco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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IMPORTAS LIMITED
This company · 05332499

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jennerco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/02/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Susan Margaret Daveyceased 21/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Michael Jenner Daveyceased 21/02/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Stephen Ernest Wardceased 10/04/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Estuary Court
Teignmouth
Devon
TQ14 9FA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

DAVEY, Robert Jenner→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVEY, Michael Jenner→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2020-02-21
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned
DAVEY, Mellissa Angele→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-04-06 · resigned 2024-09-02
Resigned
DAVEY, Michael Jenner→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2020-02-21
Resigned
DAVEY, Susan Margaret→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2020-02-21
Resigned
GREEN, Raymond Joseph→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2005-06-02
Resigned
TAN, Khai Teck→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
WARD, Christine Ann→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
WARD, Stephen Ernest→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sterling Trade Finance
Sterling Trade Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property15/01/201017/01/2018

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25